Empty the recycle bin

Problem/Question/Abstract:

How to empty the recycle bin

Answer:

procedure EmptyRecycleBin;
const
  SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION = $00000001;
  SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI = $00000002;
  SHERB_NOSOUND = $00000004;
type
  TSHEmptyRecycleBin = function(Wnd: HWND; pszRootPath: pChar; dwFlags: DWORD):
    HRESULT; stdcall;
var
  SHEmptyRecycleBin: TSHEmptyRecycleBin;
  LibHandle: THandle;
begin
  LibHandle := LoadLibrary(pChar('Shell32.dll'));
  if LibHandle <> 0 then
    @SHEmptyRecycleBin := GetProcAddress(LibHandle, 'SHEmptyRecycleBinA');
  if @SHEmptyRecycleBin <> nil then
  begin
    SHEmptyRecycleBin(Application.Handle, nil, SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION or
      SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI or SHERB_NOSOUND);
  end;
  FreeLibrary(LibHandle);
  @SHEmptyRecycleBin := nil;
end;